Giving the S2 some love

[Tractor Dave]

The tricky but is getting the new stuff on wrinkle free, especially around the sunroof, light and grab handles. Get someone to assist. Four person job really to hold the four corners.
Nice work

[Ian Simmonds]

I’ll leave it overnight and hopefully fabric it up tomorrow.

[Ian Simmonds]

Time consuming and messy work...….but necessary.

Best of luck

Thanks John...

the offending foam from hell...



foam, with excess material removed and PVA’d.



I couldn’t make out where the orange foam I’d scrapped off had gone....

Found it.....

[John.]

Today is hopefully foam removal, PVA and sanding day....

Time consuming and messy work...….but necessary.

Best of luck

[Ian Simmonds]

Well, it’s out in one piece yesterday evening after work.



It is in pretty good shape to be fair, the roof glue wasn’t as bad as anticipated.



The sunroof clips all failed and preferred living with the metal trim, but fortunately it’s just a case of removal and re-securing to the headliner...

Everything else has come apart no less broken than it was... The gibbons that put in the Audi CD auto changer in the boot a couple of decades ago screwed the pooch for trim, knackering several key pieces down the passenger side which explains why the carpet has fallen away at the bottom of the A pillar and the D pillar (Battery Box) trim has always been funky where the CD wires ran out. So I just gutted the lot....

Under the battery tray was interesting...

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A screwdriver set from gawd knows when.... We’ve owned the car 18-years and they’re not mine. Neither is the paint stick or the 1p piece.

Having got the bit between my teeth I also pulled another pet hate.... The radio aerial... and it fell apart, the white metal was just dust....



So I’ve ordered a Beru replacement.

Today is hopefully foam removal, PVA and sanding day....

[Ian Simmonds]

Who supplied the headlining material and glue and how much were they?

Here you go...
Shop
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/diy-foam-...p2047675.l2563
And black, 2 metres with two rattle cans of adhesive.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUEDETRIM...72.m2749.l2649
To be fair, there are plenty of other good suppliers but given the current shenanigans they delivered in under 48 hours and the materials as really nice. Just hope I do them justice when fitting them.

[Ian Simmonds]

Is there much difference in headling removal for coupe and sunroof?

If I’m deciphering your message correctly, I don’t think that there’s a difference. ETKA says 895877071 VAG steel sliding roof panel

Is common to both B3 Coupe and B4 Avant.

I’ve only (and in the process) of tackling an Avant so I’ll let you all know how that goes....

[Greg_S]

Is there much difference in headling removal for coupe and sunroof?

[John.]

Yes, same colour but Alcantara foam backed headliner. I did consider changing to black but that would require the A,B,C and D pillar trims to be changed as well.

Most S2 interiors have too much black in them anyway! The dog hair will cling to it just the same!

[Nuvo]

Who supplied the headlining material and glue and how much were they?

[Tractor Dave]

Well I'm sure it will look great

[Ian Simmonds]

Yes, same colour but Alcantara foam backed headliner. I did consider changing to black but that would require the A,B,C and D pillar trims to be changed as well.

I have got black here as well, because I’m also renewing the door cards as they’re all ‘orange foam from hell’ as well....
Anything has to be better than that stuff falling out everywhere.

[Tractor Dave]

Go black. Looks much better IMO

[John.]

Are you going for the same colour again?

[Ian Simmonds]

For too long we have been struggling with the interior of the S2 and it’s inexcusable. So last weekend and this lockdown project has expanded to include a reupholstered interior.....

All unclipped and disconnected....

“The headliner, it is ready to pull....’



P.S.... Thanks folks for this thread....

https://www.s2forum.com/forum/technical/interior/74509-rs2-s2-audi-80-avant-headliner-removal-diy/page2